Statistical Overview and Analysis
During November and December 2025, at least 82 separate incidents of violence, intimidation, or persecution against members of the Hindu minority were documented. These incidents directly affected a minimum of 317 individuals. This figure does not capture wider consequences such as forced displacement, loss of livelihoods, community-wide fear, or long-term insecurity, all of which were reported repeatedly by affected families and local monitoring groups.
When assessed collectively, the scale, frequency, and geographic spread of these incidents point to targeted persecution rather than isolated criminal acts or routine law-and-order failures.
Incidents Recorded
- Murders- 17: Seventeen cases involved murder. These included targeted lynchings, stabbings, shootings and deaths following abduction. The severity and repetition of these killings indicate an environment in which extreme violence can occur with little expectation of accountability.
- Attacks on Hindu Religious Sites- 13: Thirteen incidents involved attacks on Hindu religious sites. Temples were vandalised or occupied, idols were destroyed or stolen, access to places of worship was obstructed, and cremation grounds were desecrated or taken over. Such acts directly undermine freedom of religion and threaten the cultural continuity of affected communities.
- Economic Destruction Cases- 15: Fifteen incidents were aimed at economic destruction. Homes and businesses were burned, crops deliberately destroyed, savings looted, and families subjected to extortion. These attacks appeared calculated to make continued residence economically impossible.
- Land Grabs / Forced Dispossession- 12: Twelve incidents involved land grabs or forced dispossession. Ancestral land was illegally occupied, harvested crops were seized, and families were threatened or coerced into leaving permanently. In several cases, displacement followed years or generations of continuous residence.
- Abduction of Hindu Women or Girls- 2: Two cases involved the abduction of Hindu women or girls. These incidents included forcible removal from family protection, unlawful confinement, and threats, highlighting acute gender-specific vulnerabilities.
- Hate Speeches- 4: Four incidents involved hate speech by political figures, religious leaders, or members of the legal profession. Such statements dehumanised Hindus or questioned the legitimacy of Hindu religious practices, contributing to an atmosphere in which discrimination and violence are more easily justified.
- Blasphemy-Related Attacks or Arrests- 4: Four incidents involved arrests or attacks linked to blasphemy-related allegations. Accusations of “hurting religious sentiments” were selectively used to criminalise identity, suppress expression, or legitimise mob action.
Patterns and Methods
Across districts and incident types, several consistent patterns emerge. Hindus were disproportionately targeted in rural and semi-urban areas, where sustained media attention and institutional oversight are limited.
Economic violence, land dispossession, and threats of physical harm frequently overlapped, suggesting a strategy aimed at long-term displacement rather than momentary intimidation.
Law-enforcement responses were often delayed or absent. Investigations commonly stalled, and responsibility was frequently attributed to “unknown miscreants,” resulting in minimal accountability.
Fear functioned as a central tool. Murder, arson, sexual violence, abduction, and public humiliation were used to enforce silence, compliance, and eventual migration.
Pattern Characterization: RULLS Violence
The violence documented conforms to what may be described as a Random, Unceasing, Low-Level, Scattered (RULLS) pattern. Individual incidents often appear isolated when viewed in isolation, yet their frequency, similarity, and cumulative impact create persistent insecurity without triggering national or international alarm.
This pattern allows persecution to continue while avoiding the visibility associated with large-scale or singular acts of mass violence.
Media Constraints and Information Suppression
Coverage by mainstream Bangladeshi media outlets remains limited in comparison to the number of incidents documented by minority-rights organizations and local monitors. Many cases are reported as generic law-and-order issues, without reference to targeting patterns or the minority status of victims.
Concerns over media pressure intensified following events on 18 December 2025, when the offices of outlets including The Daily Star and Prothom Alo were surrounded and subjected to arson attacks. Journalists reporting on minority-related violence have also faced direct threats. In November 2025, journalist Trina Roy Chowdhury publicly reported threats of gang rape and expressed serious concerns for her safety and that of her child, highlighting the risks faced by those documenting these abuses.
Organised Hate Campaign and Local Mobilisation
Since at least September 2024, hardline Islamist groups have engaged in sustained grassroots mobilisation, including leaflet distribution and village-level gatherings, extending even to remote areas. These efforts promote narratives that dehumanise Hindus and normalise hostility.
This ideological environment has repeatedly translated into violence triggered by minor disputes or everyday interactions. Such escalation was documented across multiple districts during November and December in the form of murder, assault, abduction, and property destruction.
State Response and Compensation Gaps
Economic destruction emerged as a particularly effective tool of persecution due to the near absence of restitution or state-supported recovery. During the reporting period, compensation was extended to Hindu victims in only one documented case, that of Dipu Chandra Das. The overwhelming majority of affected families received no redress, leaving them unable to rebuild or return.
Note to Readers
This report is based on systematic documentation from local human-rights and minority-rights organizations, supplemented and cross-checked where possible with national and regional media reporting. Each incident has been chronologically recorded and source-linked in Annexure I to allow independent verification.
Ongoing restrictions on media freedom, fear of retaliation, and non-disclosure of victims mean that the figures presented here represent the minimum verifiable incidents rather than the full scale of occurrence.
Conclusion
Viewed as a whole, the evidence points to systematic persecution rather than sporadic criminality. The documented patterns raise serious concerns under international human-rights standards, including violations of the right to life, freedom of religion or belief, personal security, equality before the law, and protection from discrimination.
These findings warrant urgent, independent scrutiny and remedial action consistent with Bangladesh’s obligations under international human-rights law.
Annexure 1: Chronological Documentation of Reported Atrocities Against Hindus (Nov–Dec 2025)
| Date | Brief Description | Source |
| 01.11.2025 | Trina Roy Chowdhury, a journalist with The News, has been publicly threatened with gang rape and physical assault by Islamist elements in Bangladesh. According to her statements, these threats are explicitly intended to silence her reporting on documented atrocities against Hindu minorities. Despite credible danger to her life and safety, Ms. Chowdhury has continued to travel to remote and high-risk areas to document serious crimes. Among the cases she has reported is an August 2024 incident involving the gang rape and attempted murder of a Hindu woman by four local Muslim men, carried out while the victim’s child was held at knifepoint. Her work has relied on direct field investigation and verifiable evidence. She has publicly expressed grave concerns for the safety and psychological well-being of herself and her child. | https://www.facebook.com/reel/1802596117044 507 |
| 01.11.2025 | A Hindu family became victims of a premeditated attack that involved the contamination of their tubewell water with sedatives in Nilphamari District. The family members claim that all of them had lost consciousness within 5–7 minutes of consuming the water. During their incapacitation, the assailants systematically looted the household of all valuables. The aftermath left several family members experiencing severe reactions, including persistent vomiting. The elderly patriarch required urgent hospitalization and intravenous saline treatment to stabilize his condition. | https://www.facebook.com/share/v/1AG4P7kiwi / |
| 01.11.2025 | A Hindu family was subjected to a brutal armed robbery in Madhabpur Upzila of Habiganj District that left at least ten individuals injured, including women. The attackers looted all the family’s possessions, leaving the victims physically harmed and psychologically traumatized. | https://www.facebook.com/share/p/182hDJaYXe / |
| 03.11.2025 | Local authorities have bulldozed the homes of 5 financially vulnerable families belonging to the Kol community (tribe) in the Godagari Upazila of Rajshahi District. These evictions were carried out without any prior provision of compensation or alternative housing. | https://www.thedailystar.net/news/bangladesh/r ights/news/five-kol-families-take-shelter bamboo-grove-after-homes-demolished |
| 05.11.2025 | A young Hindu housewife, along with her husband and two children, has been forcibly displaced from their home following a horrific campaign of sexual violence and intimidation in Amtali Upazila of Barguna District. The woman was subjected to gang rape by Muhammad Imran Howladar, his brother Imraj Howladar and Saiful Islam Howladar on 23rd and 29th October. Despite the severity of these crimes, the local court granted bail to Muhammad Imran Howladar on 4th November. Following his release, he immediately began threatening the victim and her family, effectively forcing them to flee their home for their safety. | https://hindupost.in/world/bangladesh/banglade sh-the-twice-gang-raped-hindu-housewife returns-home-district-administration-and-police assure-security/ |
| 05.11.2025 | Latif Khan, the brother of B.N.P. politician Manirul Islam Khan, has forcibly occupied the ancestral lands of Shoma Baral, the daughter of Muktiyoddha Pratul Kumar Baral in Chitalmari Upazila of Bagerhat District. | https://www.facebook.com/share/v/1GRBVHjwN 1/ |
| 06.11.2025 | A deeply alarming incident involving the forcible abduction of a minor girl Srishti Saha in broad daylight by Mohammad Shaan Majhi and his friend has raised grave concerns about protection and freedom of movement of Hindu girls. The perpetrators physically seized her from her mother and dragged her onto a motorcycle, fleeing the scene in full public view. | https://www.facebook.com/share/p/ 1AQBEGM9Nw/ |
| 07.11.2025 | Two individuals identified as Ekramul and Swadhin abducted a young Hindu woman from Milanbazar under Dirai Upazila of Sunamganj District. She was subsequently taken to and forcibly confined at Ekramul’s residence in | https://www.facebook.com/share/v/ 1C9E8qFpZ7/ |
| Shalla Upazila, outside her community and beyond immediate access to family or assistance. The crime did not end with the abduction. The perpetrators issued explicit threats to the victim’s elder sister, warning her that any attempt to recover her younger sibling would be futile. | ||
| 07.11.2025 | Shri Samar Kumar Das, a former headmaster of Pattabazar High School, was subjected to a brutal retaliatory attack after filing a General Diary (GD) with the local police regarding a robbery at his residence. Armed assailants launched a savage attack on him, leaving the elderly educator seriously injured. Such attacks send a chilling message that silence is safer than justice. No decisive action has been taken by law-enforcement personnel or local administration till date. | 1) https://www.facebook.com/shar e/v/1AiWmEW2Ax/ 2) https://www.facebook.com/Itsre echaran/photos/%E0%A6%B0%E 0%A6%BE%E0%A6%9C%E0%A6% AC%E0%A6%BE%E0%A7%9C%E0 %A7%80-%E0%A6%9C% E0%A7%87%E0%A6%B2%E0%A6 %BE%E0%A6% B0-%E0%A6%AA%E0%A6%BE %E0%A6%82%E0%A6%B6%E0%A 6%BE-%E0%A6%89%E0%A 6%AA%E0%A6%9C%E0%A7%87% E0%A6%B2%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6 %B0-%E0%A6%B8%E0%A6% BE%E0%A6%AC%E0%A7%87%E0 %A6%95-%E0%A6%AA% E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6 % A7% E0%A6% BE%E0%A6%A8- %E0%A6%B6%E0%A6%BF%E0%A 6%95%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%B7% E0%A6%95-%E0%A6 |
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| 08.11.2025 | Manir Miya unlawfully destroyed the entire ready-to-harvest rice crop belonging to Avinash Biswas, a farmer in Moulvibazar. The deliberate cutting of the crop has wiped out months of labor and investment, effectively depriving the victim and his family of their primary source of food and income. Beyond the economic devastation, the incident has created an atmosphere of fear and intimidation. Avinash has stated that he and his family are now living under constant insecurity, fearing further attacks on their lives, property, and dignity. | https://www.facebook.com/share/p/ 1GtB4pzUzE/ |
| 08.11.2025 | Sudipto Roy was abducted after leaving his hostel in the Bhatara area of Dhaka. Following the abduction, the perpetrators contacted Sudipto’s family and | 1) https://www.ittefaq.com.bd/761376/ %E0%A6%AE%E0%A7%81%E0%A6%9 5%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%A4%E0%A6% BF%E0% |
| demanded 80 lakh Bangladeshi taka (approximately 8 million BDT) for his release, indicating a premeditated kidnapping-for-ransom operation. Sudipto Roy’s decomposed body was recovered from a flat in the Diabari area of Dhaka, extinguishing all hope of rescue on 11th November. Police arrested Junayed Dewan, identified as the mastermind of the crime and a close friend of the victim on 14th November. | A6%AA%E0%A6 %A3-%E0%A6%A8%E0%A6%BE- %E0%A6%AA%E0%A7%87%E0%A7%9 F%E0%A7%87-%E0%A 6%95%E0%A6%B2%E0%A7%87%E0% A6%9C-%E0%A6%B6%E0%A6 %BF%E0%A6%95%E0%A7%8D%E0%A 6%B7%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B0%E0% A7%8D%E0%A6%A5%E0%A7%80%E0 %A6%95%E0% A7%87-%E0%A6%B9%E0%A6 %A4%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%AF%E0%A 6%BE-%E0%A6%AE%E0%A6%B 0%E0%A6%A6%E0%A7%87%E0%A6% B9 2) https://bdnews24.com/bangladesh/9 1094800bc1a | |
| 08.11.2025 | According to local reports, an individual was caught in the act of deliberately destroying sacred idols inside the Talma Thakurbari Radha-Krishna Temple, a site of significant archaeological, historical, and religious importance, in Nagarkanda Upazila of Faridpur District. The attacker was apprehended red handed by local residents, preventing further damage to the site. | https://www.facebook.com/share/p/17m34s364f / |
| 08.11.2025 | Sacred idols statues at the Radha-Govinda Raslila Temple, a long established public place of worship for the local Hindu community, were deliberately vandalised and destroyed in Elenga town under Kalihati Upazila of Tangail District. The incident constitutes a direct attack on a religious site protected under both national law and international human rights standards. | https://www.prothomalo.com/bangladesh/distric t/2tl2vulg6m |
| Local residents discovered the damage in the morning hours, finding eleven sacred idols shattered within the temple premises. No decisive action has been taken by law-enforcement authorities to date. | ||
| 08.11.2025 | Thieves broke into the 150-year-old Sadarghat Kali Temple in Chattogram District, looting sacred gold and silver ornaments and cash donations. The stolen items include crowns, earrings, chains and necklaces valued at around 10 lakh (1 million) Bangladeshi Taka along with around 100,000 Bangladeshi Taka taken from the temple’s donation box. Despite the main gate remaining locked, the perpetrators allegedly entered through the roof and a glass ventilator, exposing serious security gaps at this historic minority religious site. | https://www.tbsnews.net/bangladesh/gold ornaments-cash-stolen-150-year-old-hindu temple-chattogram-1281451 |
| 13.11.2025 | The houses of three daily-wage workers Bhadu, Deepak and Komal were deliberately set ablaze and reduced to ashes in Thakurgaon Sadar while the families were away earning their livelihoods. The attack left them completely destitute, destroying their shelters along with all of their possessions. This incident is not an isolated crime. It follows a disturbing and well documented pattern of targeted arson attacks against Hindu families in the region since 5 August 2024. The selective nature of these attacks, the choice of moments when families are absent, and the repeated targeting of religious minorities strongly indicate systematic intimidation and collective punishment. | https://www.facebook.com/share/v/1AUehZN93 3/ |
| 13.11.2025 | Akash Ghosh, a 26-year-old mobile phone technician and entrepreneur, was brutally stabbed to death in a premeditated attack in the Enayet Bazar–Kasaipara area of Chattogram city by Muhammad Sunny, Muhammad Yusuf and Shakil Alam Faisal. According to statements by the Bangladesh | https://bdnews24.com/bangladesh/02b0a357dfc 0 |
| Police and the Rapid Action Battalion (RAB), Akash had earlier repaired a mobile phone for the prime accused who subsequently refused to pay the remaining amount. When Akash went to collect the dues, the perpetrators deliberately lured him into a narrow alley, where he was repeatedly stabbed with sharp weapons in a coordinated and intentional assault. | ||
| 14.11.2025 | So-called “unknown miscreants” have vandalised the village Durga Temple and desecrated the Durga idol in Katali Kumarpara under Boda Upazila of Panchagarh District. | https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1BwCU5v1LJ / |
| 14.11.2025 | Hindu families in Sadarpur Upazila of Faridpur District were subjected to coordinated nighttime attacks by members of Islamic hardliner groups Tawhidi Janata and Ulema Parishad. The attackers had forcibly entered Hindu homes in Dheukhali and Ghoshpara, looting and vandalising their properties. Local residents report that the same groups had openly issued threats against Hindus days earlier yet no preventive action was taken. According to residents, the attackers became increasingly emboldened by the administration’s repeated failure to respond to warnings. | https://www.hinduphobiatracker.org/app/case/8 da193e |
| 15.11.2025 | A Hindu woman was brutally strangled to death in Gournadi Upazila of Barishal District, Bangladesh. Following the killing, the perpetrators systematically looted her home, removing all valuable belongings. | https://www.facebook.com/share/p/16yLVM7Eih / |
| 15.11.2025 | Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) politician and former Member of Parliament, ChapaiNawabganj Harunur Rashid publicly declared that “puja is a worship of the devil” during a political rally. This statement constitutes a directly derogatory and stigmatizing attack on a core religious practice of the Hindu minority community in Bangladesh. | https://www.deshrupantor.com/639247/%E0%A 6%AA%E0%A7%82%E0%A6%9C%E0%A6%BE%E0 %A6%95%E0%A7%87-%E2 %80%98%E0%A6%B6%E0%A7%9F%E0%A6%A4% E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%A8%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%B0 -%E0%A6%87%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6 |
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| 15.11.2025 | More than 400,000 Bangladeshi Taka was looted from a bKash outlet owned by Sujon, in an attack officially attributed to “unknown miscreants” in Madaripur District. This attack reflects a broader pattern in which victims are left without accountability, protection, or redress. | https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1Av2LN8oTS / |
| 15.11.2025 | An armed gang had stormed the residence of schoolteacher Ratan Sarkar, forcibly restraining him and his family members at gunpoint, while looting cash, jewellery, and household valuables worth at least 200,000 Bangladeshi Taka. Ratan Sarkar, Mithu Mahajan, and Swapan Sarkar sustained physical injuries during the attack, compounding the trauma inflicted on the victims. | https://www.banglanews24.com/saradesh/news/ bd/1622840.details |
| 16.11.2025 | Local extremists destroyed the entire rice harvest of a Hindu family in Fatikchhari Upazila of Chattogram District, deliberately targeting a household already living in extreme poverty. The act has deprived the family of its sole source of food and income, raising serious concerns of religiously motivated persecution and economic violence against a vulnerable minority. | https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1HkTZoYxPy / |
| 16.11.2025 | Saimuddin Master (local B.N.P. politician), Arzania, Sohail, Shahjahan and their associates have unlawfully taken control of the ancestral lands and | https://www.facebook.com/share/v/1ALKZVNNA p/ |
| the harvested crops of a Hindu family. They have allegedly warned the family that if they do not leave Bangladesh, their home will be looted and they will be killed. The threats have created an environment of fear so severe that the family has effectively been confined to their home, unable to move freely or seek safety elsewhere. As a direct consequence of this insecurity, they were compelled to sell their cows because they could not ensure the animals’ safety. | ||
| 16.11.2025 | Autorickshaw driver Manoranjan Das was brutally murdered by slitting his throat during the night in Chardarbesh Upazila of Feni District. | https://dhakamail.com/country/267566#goog_re warded |
| 17.11.2025 | According to local reports, a Hindu family in Bangladesh’s Moulvibazar District has been subjected to repeated violence, coercion and economic exploitation by individuals allegedly acting on behalf of local strongmen Manir Miya and Momin Miya. The most recent incident occurred when the family was assaulted for failing to deliver an extortion payment within an imposed deadline. The perpetrators reportedly seized a portion of the family’s harvested rice and confiscated essential agricultural equipment as punishment, directly undermining the family’s livelihood and food security. Disturbingly, this is not an isolated incident. The family has allegedly endured similar forms of persecution for approximately five years, indicating a sustained pattern of abuse carried out with apparent impunity. | https://www.facebook.com/share/v/1CoSPBD6U 4/ |
| 18.11.2025 | The sacred idol of Mahadev was vandalised at a Hindu temple located in Ward No. 31 of Rangpur City. Local authorities have attributed the act to “unknown miscreants,” a phrase frequently employed in cases involving attacks on minority religious sites. | https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1AMmANrK gs/ |
| 20.11.2025 | A young Hindu man was physically assaulted by two extremist individuals solely on the basis of his visible Vaishnava tilak, after accusing him of being an “ISKCON supporter” without any evidence. A third accomplice recorded the violence on video during the assault. | https://www.facebook.com/share/v/1A978iDyTg / |
| 22.11.2025 | Following the arrest of Baul singer Abul Sarkar on allegations of “hurting religious sentiments,” cultural activists and supporters assembled in Manikganj to peacefully demand his release. During these demonstrations, they were violently confronted by the Islamist hardliner group Tawhidi Janata, which called for punitive action against the artist. Clashes erupted in public areas, including the stadium vicinity and central streets of Manikganj district town. Baul artistes and supporters were chased and assaulted with sticks and bricks, resulting in multiple injuries. | https://www.thedailystar.net/news/bangladesh/c rime-justice/news/baul-abul-sarkars-arrest-3- protesting-artists-injured-during |
| 23.11.2025 | An armed robbery was carried out against the home of a Hindu family in South Shikaripur village under Ghorshal Union of Jhenaidah Sadar Upazila. The incident highlights the continuing vulnerability of religious minorities to violent crime and intimidation in rural Bangladesh. According to victim Sajib Kumar Basu, the attack occurred at approximately 4:30 a.m. when he awoke to find a firearm pointed directly at him. Four masked assailants had forcibly entered the house and took both him and his wife hostage at gunpoint. The attackers proceeded to break open storage cabinets and looted approximately 116 grams of gold jewellery and 300,000 Bangladeshi Taka in cash before fleeing the scene. The victims were left traumatised but physically unharmed. | https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1C9fnyHiYX/ |
| 23.11.2025 | Unidentified perpetrators, routinely described by authorities as “unknown | https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1K1eahRsgr |
| miscreants”, set fire to and completely destroyed the pharmacy owned by widely respected village physician Dr. Samir Haldar in Nazirpur Upazila of Pirojpur District. The arson resulted in economic losses exceeding 800,000 Bangladeshi Taka, wiping out a primary source of livelihood and disrupting access to essential medicines for the local community. | / | |
| 23.11.2025 | Local Awami League strongman Kamruzzaman Swadhin, accompanied by his associates carried out a violent assault on schoolteacher Kamal Kishore Sarkar using iron rods and wooden sticks in the Gangachara Upazila of Rangpur District. The attack was reportedly triggered by Mr. Sarkar’s refusal to withdraw his lawful claim over a substantial portion of his ancestral property, which Kamruzzaman was allegedly attempting to seize through coercion. Mr. Sarkar’s legal counsel has further stated that this act of violence forms part of a sustained campaign of intimidation, including repeated death threats directed at Mr. Sarkar and his family. The threats allegedly include explicit warnings compelling them to abandon their home and leave the country. | https://www.facebook.com/share/v/17dzyxvLoY/ |
| 24.11.2025 | On a recent night in Nakalia Market, Pabna District, a group of armed robbers reportedly arrived by speedboat and carried out a coordinated looting operation. They seized over 2.5 million Bangladeshi Taka from four commercial establishments. Notably, three of the four affected shops were owned by members of the Hindu minority community. | https://www.jagonews24.com/country/news/107 3348 |
| 25.11.2025 | In a grave violation of fundamental human rights, the residence of Sagar Mondol in Nagarkanda Upazila of Faridpur District, was vandalized and looted by local Islamist groups following unsubstantiated accusations that he had “hurt religious sentiments.” The attack was carried out extra judicially, without due process or lawful investigation. | https://www.facebook.com/share/v/1Bu8gu7GM j/ |
| 25.11.2025 | Nazrul, Abu Taleb and their associates, armed with sticks and spears, | https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=6157 |
| attempted to seize by force land long possessed by Kailash, despite the matter being sub-judice. Eyewitness accounts affirm that Kailash and his family have exercised peaceful possession of the land for at least twenty five years. Local police presence during the investigation was reportedly limited to no more than five minutes, raising serious concerns about dereliction of duty, inadequate investigation and the denial of equal protection under the law. | 5064613518 | |
| 26.11.2025 | A violent assault was carried out against a group of Baul singers gathered near a tea stall in front of the Thakurgaon District Court in Bangladesh. The Bauls had assembled peacefully to protest and to demand the release of fellow Baul singer Abul Sarkar Moharaj, who had earlier been arrested on allegations of “hurting religious sentiments.” During the attack, four Baul singers sustained injuries, underscoring the grave risks faced by cultural and spiritual minorities who exercise their rights to peaceful assembly, freedom of expression, and artistic practice. | https://www.tbsnews.net/bangladesh/baul singers-come-under-attack-thakurgaon-4-injured 1295511 |
| 26.11.2025 | Local extremist elements have carried out a deliberate act of economic sabotage against a Hindu family by illegally felling more than 200 trees belonging to them in Jashore District. Disturbingly, the perpetrators openly taunted the victims during the act, mockingly urging them to “record better videos,” a gesture that underscores both their confidence in impunity and the climate of intimidation faced by religious minorities. | https://www.facebook.com/share/v/1HFkGoLJ2y / |
| 27.11.2025 | Bishwajit Chandra Barman, a student of Titu Mir College, was arrested in Cumilla District following allegations that he had “hurt religious sentiments.” | https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=18143142 59240047 |
| 29.11.2025 | A Hindu family in Chhatak Upazila of Sunamganj District has publicly accused two managerial officials of Akij Plastics of illegally occupying their legally | https://www.facebook.com/share/p/189Mmqoj8 4/ |
| owned land. The allegations were formally presented at a press conference convened by the family, who state that repeated attempts to seek administrative and legal redress have failed. According to the family, despite the gravity of the claims and the public disclosure of the alleged encroachment, local authorities have yet to take decisive or transparent action. | ||
| 29.11.2025 | A Hindu family in Companyganj Upazila of Noakhali District was assaulted violently by local extremist elements. During the attack, the family’s matriarch Purnima sustained a fracture to her hand and her daughter Piyanti suffered bruising to her eye, indicating the indiscriminate nature of the violence. The assault was not an isolated incident. According to the family, it forms part of a pattern of repeated threats and harassment, creating an environment of fear and insecurity. | https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1C2wFZcQx b/ |
| 29.11.2025 | A Hindu elected ward member from Tilaghara in Rangpur District was violently assaulted by a group of goons reportedly associated with Mukhtarul and his family. The attackers used iron rods and shovels, inflicting grave injuries to the victim’s head and leg. The assault was severe enough to require immediate hospitalization. | https://www.facebook.com/share/v/185G7ArjBB / |
| 30.11.2025 | Mukhtarul, Tarul and their associates have forcibly occupied a Hindu cremation ground in Tilaghara of Rangpur District. Despite repeated assurances reportedly given to Hindu villagers, the Bangladesh Border Guard (BGB) has failed to prevent or reverse the encroachment. This inaction has effectively enabled the continued desecration of a place of profound religious, cultural and spiritual significance. Alarmingly, the occupiers have begun cultivating potatoes on the cremation ground, treating consecrated land used for last rites and ancestral rituals as agricultural property. Members of the Hindu community have approached the local civil administration seeking redress and protection. However, no effective action has been taken to restore the site or hold the perpetrators accountable. | https://www.facebook.com/share/v/185G7ArjBB / |
| 01.12.2025 | Muhammad Harez Khan has unlawfully obstructed access to a Hindu place of worship by constructing a brick wall across the sole entry passage of a 194 year-old Shiv Mandir in Horgram Bazar of Rajshahi City. | https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1MFQJiZmc V/ |
| 02.12.2025 | A local B.N.P. politician identified as Bhaste and his 4 accompanying associates had vandalised the home of Haren Ghosh and his family. According to a statement by Mr. Ghosh’s wife, the assault has created an atmosphere of acute fear and insecurity within the family. She has expressed particular concern for the safety of their minor daughter, noting the heightened risks the child faces while travelling to and from school in the aftermath of this attack. | https://www.facebook.com/share/v/1AWqkn4tT 8/ |
| 02.12.2025 | Prantosh Karmakar, a 42-year-old jewelry trader, was murdered in Raipura Upazila of Narsingdi district, Bangladesh. According to local reports, masked assailants lured him from his home and shot him dead in a targeted attack. The killing occurred at approximately 8:00 p.m. at the field of Dighaliakandi Government Primary School, located in Banshgari Union. | https://www.bd pratidin.com/country/2025/12/03/1186983 |
| 02.12.2025 | A Hindu family was assaulted by local Islamists in the Gournadi Upazila of Barishal District. Multiple family members, including women, sustained serious injuries. Medical examinations documented trauma to the head and injuries across various parts of the body, indicating the use of significant force and intent to cause grave harm. | https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1APbtrbAbS / |
| 03.12.2025 | Bangladesh Police have arrested Advocate Pradip Choudhury, a senior leader of the Bangladesh Hindu-Buddhist-Christian Unity Council, without citing any lawful grounds or providing an explanation. The arrest occurred immediately after he exited a public discussion on the Chattagram Hill Tracts Peace Accord. | https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1CheozHYfU / |
| 04.12.2025 | Local strongmen have forcibly cordoned off and occupied a portion of the historic pond belonging to the Sri Sri Brahmananda Yoga Ashram in Hathazari of Chattagram District, an action taken in blatant violation of a | https://www.facebook.com/share/v/16po6RKrGE / |
| 2014 High Court directive that explicitly prohibits any encroachment upon the century-old water body. | ||
| 05.12.2025 | A Hindu fish trader Utpal Sarkar (35) was murdered in a pre-dawn attack in Saltha Upazila of Faridpur, while his Muslim van driver was deliberately spared underscoring disturbing signs of selective targeting. Sarkar’s bloodied body was found near Kalitala Bridge. | https://en.prothomalo.com/bangladesh/crime and-law/4fslvj9k41 |
| 07.12.2025 | Jogesh Chandra Roy (75), a freedom fighter and retired government primary school head teacher, and his wife Subarna Roy (60) were brutally murdered inside their home in Taraganj Upazila of Rangpur District. Both victims were found in bloodied condition with severe head injuries, Jogesh in the dining room and Subarna in the kitchen. | https://www.jagonews24.com/en/national/news /87767 |
| 09.12.2025 | Basiruddin, Abdur Rahim, Rashid, Masud Rahman, Osman Ali, along with their associates, are alleged to have illegally occupied approximately 36,154 square feet of ancestral land belonging to Kalen Chandra Roy in Ranisankail Upazila of Thakurgaon District. According to testimony provided by Mr. Roy’s wife, Prabha Rani, the alleged occupiers have issued explicit death threats, warning that she and her family would be murdered if they attempt to enter or reclaim their legally inherited property. | https://www.facebook.com/share/v/16k9jLuf99/ |
| 09.12.2025 | A Hindu family in Sariyakandi Upazila of Bogura District has alleged that Naeem Islam has forcibly occupied their ancestral property, effectively dispossessing them of land that has been held by the family for generations. According to the family, the occupation has been accompanied by explicit threats of extreme violence, including warnings that they would be abducted, killed, and their bodies disposed of in sacks. | https://www.facebook.com/share/v/1ED8nGsrBK / |
| 10.12.2025 | A Hindu family residing in Mollahat Upazila of Bagerhat District has been | https://www.facebook.com/share/v/182Be7ZQha |
| subjected to sustained intimidation, violence, and economic dispossession by Azad and his associates in a deliberate attempt to forcibly evict them from their ancestral land. According to the family, the perpetrators have carried out physical assault against a female family member, and systematically looted of livelihood resources like bamboo harvests and pond fish, causing losses estimated at over 700,000 Bangladeshi Taka (BDT). Equally alarming are the repeated threats explicitly demanding that the family leave Bangladesh. Despite the gravity and persistence of these abuses, no meaningful or effective action has been taken by law-enforcement authorities to date. | / | |
| 12.12.2025 | The mortal remains of Shanto Das, a member of the Village Police Force and an autorickshaw driver were recovered from a cornfield in the Homna Upazila of Cumilla District. According to local police, the victim’s throat had been slit. | https://bdnews24.com/bangladesh/cc256da23b8 7 |
| 13.12.2025 | A coordinated arson attack was carried out in Jyotmukundapur (Dighipara), located about two kilometres south of Joyananda Bazaar under Kaharole Police Station during the late hours of night. Unidentified assailants deliberately set fire to 3 residential homes, including a portion of the house belonging to Dhanjay Barman. Despite determined efforts by local residents which eventually brought the blaze under control, significant damage had already been inflicted. | https://www.facebook.com/share/r/1ANC27qy63 / |
| 13.12.2025 | A banner containing an explicit genocidal threat against minority communities was discovered in Rauzan Upazila, Chattogram. The message alleged that a coordinated plan, conceived on 13 December 2025 and backed by dedicated funding, sought the systematic extermination | https://sundayguardianlive.com/news/top 5/bangladesh-hindus-fear-genocidal-attacks ahead-of-february-election-162855/ |
| of approximately 200,000 members of the Hindu and Buddhist communities in Rauzan. The banner declared intent to erase the presence of these communities entirely, stating that no Hindu or Buddhist would be permitted to remain in the area. | ||
| 14.12.2025 | The priest of the Rajshahi Panchabati Mahashamshan Temple had publicly accused Alif of physically assaulting him. According to his social media post, the assailant had also issued an explicit threat to sever his hands should he seek protection or intervention from state authorities. No decisive action has been taken by the local administration till date. | https://www.facebook.com/share/p/14a DZQU2th5/ |
| 14.12.2025 | A Hindu family in Bangladesh’s Barishal District was violently assaulted by local Islamist elements in a targeted act of religious persecution. The victims included an elderly matriarch and her college-going daughter, both of whom were physically attacked and subjected to explicit threats solely on the basis of their Hindu identity. The assailants ordered the family to immediately pack their belongings and leave Bangladesh. | https://www.facebook.com/share/v/1Dp ctXoFfc/ |
| 14.12.2025 | A group affiliated with Jamaat-e-Islami conducted an unregulated cow slaughter followed by an open-air picnic in immediate proximity to the sacred precincts of Chandranath Dhaam, an ancient Hindu pilgrimage site located on Chandranath Hill near Sitakunda. Chandranath Dhaam is revered as a Shakta Peeth of profound religious, historical, and civilisational significance for Hindus. | https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1AP Xuc5FdX/ |
| 14.12.2025 | Arjun Kumar Das was brutally assaulted by Imran Nasir and seven associates in an act of calculated retaliation for exercising his civic duty and defending the rights of a vulnerable minority elder. The attack was triggered by Das’s decision to speak with law-enforcement | https://www.facebook.com/share/v/17h7hqvtdc/ |
| authorities and intervene to stop the illegal seizure of land belonging to an elderly Hindu individual. | ||
| 14.12.2025 | Unidentified assailants broke into the office of a private company in Rajarhat of Kurigram District during the night. The night guard Tapan Sarkar was murdered during the break-in. | https://pothiktv.com/%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%BE% E0%A6%9C%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%B9 %E0%A6% BE%E0%A6%9F%E0 %A7%87-%E0%A6%86%E0%A6%AC%E0 %A7%81%E0%A6%B2-%E0 %A6%96%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%AF%E0%A6%BC% E0%A7%87%E0%A6%B0- %E0%A6%95%E0%A7%8B |
| 15.12.2025 | Swadhin Pal, a 20-year-old youth, was stabbed to death by Mahin Ahmed in Kamalganj Upazila of Moulvibazar District. | 1) https://www.facebook.com/FNS24bd /photos/%E0%A6%AE%E0%A7%8C%E 0%A6%B2%E0%A6%AD%E0%A7%80% E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%9C %E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B0%E0%A7%8 7%E0%A6%B0-%E0%A 6%95%E0%A6%AE%E0%A6%B2%E0% A6%97%E0%A6%9E%E0%A7%8D%E0 %A6%9C%E0% A7%87-%E0%A6%B8%E0%A7 %8D%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%BE%E0%A 6%A 7%E0%A7 %80%E0%A6%A8-% E0%A6%AA%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B2 -%E0%A7 %A8%E0%A7%A6- %E0%A6%A8%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%A E%E0%A7 %87%E0%A6%B0-% |
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| 16.12.2025 | A school built entirely through the self-financed efforts of local indigenous Buddhist and Hindu hill communities in Gujjachhari of Sajek–Machlong became the target of demolition when personnel from the Forest Department, accompanied by the Army, dismantled the structure in the name of a so-called “development project”. The school was neither a commercial enterprise nor was it build on illegally occupied land. | 1) https://www.facebook.com/share/v/ 1CAwASpAwA/ 2) https://www.facebook.com/share/v/ 17x1xo3NT4/ |
| 16.12.2025 | According to local sources, unidentified individuals had unlawfully entered the Gartia Kalibari temple in Tangail District during the late hours. By the following morning, worshippers discovered that the idol of Goddess Kali had been deliberately damaged. Several parts of the statue, including its arms, | https://voiceofminorities.com/kali temple-vandalised-overnight-in-tangails ghatail/ |
| were found broken. | ||
| 16.12.2025 | A Hindu family residing in the Nasirnagar Upazila of Brahmanbaria District has alleged that approximately 10 bighas of their ancestral land has been seized by local Islamists. No decisive action has been taken by the local administration till date. | https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1G mqh6S1fH/ |
| 16.12.2025 | Extremists vandalized the Kali Temple in Gandar Para of Kaliganj Upazila in Lalmonirhat District, desecrating the sacred idol and damaging the temple premises. | https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1D4 VtkpwZj/ |
| 16.12.2025 | The body of 25-year-old Pratap Kumar was discovered hanging from a mango tree in Kaliganj of Jhenaidah District, under circumstances that raise serious concerns of foul play. Local residents report that his feet were touching the ground and that the branch from which he was found suspended was unusually low, casting grave doubt on the claim of suicide. These inconsistencies have led community members to allege that the death was staged to conceal a murder. | https://www.facebook.com/share/v/16ut 58KHTw/ |
| 18.12.2025 | A Kali temple was vandalised in Ward Number 3 of Mukundapur Union of Dinajpur District during the late hours of the night. | https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1CD wtpcDy5/ |
| 18.12.2025 | Dipu Chandra Das worked as a garment factory worker at the Pioneer Knit Composite Factory in the Square Masterbari area of Bhaluka Upazila in Mymensingh District. His promotion, earned solely through merit and professional competence, was met with hostility by Islamist colleagues who were unwilling to accept the advancement of a Hindu within their ranks. Fabricated blasphemy allegations were deliberately circulated against him, culminating on 18th December when at least three of his colleagues handed him over to an Islamist mob. He was lynched to death, his mortal remains | 1) https://www.tbsnews.net/bangladesh/cri me/hindu-man-lynched-body-set-ablaze over-blasphemy-allegation-mymensingh bbc-bangla 2) https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/worl d/south-asia/horrific-us-slams-mob violence-on-hindu-worker-dipu-chandra das-in-bangladesh-demands- |
| were hung from a tree and beaten repeatedly with sandals and shoes to publicly humiliate, dehumanize, and terrorize. His mortal remains were set on fire amidst loud cheers and religious slogans. | action/articleshow/126215143.cms | |
| 18.12.2025 | Four Hindu and one Buddhist families narrowly escaped death in wards 7 and 8 of Rauzan subdistrict, following what local activists like Liton Kumar Das have documented as a coordinated and deliberate attempt to kill them. The homes of Babul Das, Bimal Talukdar Tejendra Shil and Pramod Talukdar Buddhist resident Sadhan Barua were deliberately sealed from the outside, wrapped with flammable material and set ablaze in attacks designed to cause suffocation and death before detection. The attempted arson attack on Pramod Talukdar’s home was thwarted when the perpetrators were detected before they could start the fire. | https://hinduvoice.in/trapped-and-set-ablaze how-three-hindu-families-in-rauzan-escaped-an attempt-to-burn-them-alive/ |
| 20.12.2025 | Gobinda Biswas, a Hindu rickshaw puller, was violently assaulted by a mob in Jhenaidah District after bystanders noticed a red sacred thread on his wrist, a common religious symbol. Eyewitnesses report that rumours were deliberately spread accusing Biswas of links to India’s intelligence agency, the Research and Analysis Wing (R&AW), which directly incited the attack. Biswas sustained serious injuries to his throat and chest. Video footage that has since circulated widely on social media shows him pleading with police officers as he was taken into custody, repeatedly stating, “I am a rickshaw puller, please let me go.” He was subsequently detained at the Jhenaidah Sadar Police Station, according to official confirmation. | https://english.mathrubhumi.com/news/world/b angladesh-mob-attack-hindu-rickshaw-puller raw-agent-violence-fm8tk0dz |
| 20.12.2025 | The homes of Anil Shil and Sukha Shil were deliberately locked from the outside and set on fire in a targeted act of communal violence at approximately 3 a.m. in the Rauzan Upazila of Chattagram District. Kerosene-soaked clothing was placed against the walls and roofs before ignition. Nine Hindu men, women and children escaped death only by | https://hinduvoice.in/a-pre-planned-inferno nine-hindus-escape-deadly-arson-attack-left destitute-as-the-state-offers-no-relief/ |
| hacking through tin walls as flames engulfed their homes. All of the possessions and domestic animals were reduced to ash. | ||
| 22.12.2025 | Pintu Akanda, the owner of a Lotto showroom in Dupchanchia Upazila, was abducted at gunpoint and then strangled to death a microbus in Adamdighi Upazila of Bogura district. | https://www.thedailystar.net/news/bangladesh/c rime-justice/news/abducted-trader-found-dead bogura-4065071 |
| 24.12.2025 | 29-year-old Amrit Mondol was brutally lynched by a mob at Hosaindanga Old Market in Bangladesh’s Rajbari District. While the current unelected administration led by Muhammad Yunus has formally condemned the killing, it has also publicly asserted that the violence was not religiously motivated, without placing verifiable findings from an independent investigation in the public domain. | https://www.ndtv.com/world-news/bangladesh news-who-was-amrit-mondal-second-hindu-man lynched-in-bangladesh-9973181 |
| 25.12.2025 | Bangladesh Supreme Court Advocate Abed Reza delivered a public statement before national media in which he characterized Hindus as “enemies since birth”. | https://www.facebook.com/share/p/17fA5BBsCr/ |
| 25.12.2025 | Two Hindu temples dedicated to Devi Shitala and Mahadev were targeted in a deliberate act of vandalism and theft in Ward Number 6 of Hailadhar Union under the jurisdiction of the Anwara Police Station in Chattagram District. The locks of both temples were forcibly broken, sacred spaces were desecrated, and gold ornaments along with essential ritual items were stolen. The estimated value of the stolen religious property is approximately 100,000 BDT. No decisive action has been taken by law enforcement authorities to date. | https://en.bddigest.com/aggravated-theft-at shitala-and-shiva-temples-in-anwara-complaint filed-at-police-station/ |
| 26.12.2025 | Faridpur Police arrested 22-year-old Joy Sarkar under blasphemy-related provisions following a social media post in which he stated that “Sanatana Dharma is the oldest religion.” According to local reports, the arrest occurred after Islamist groups took to the streets, leading to heightened tensions in the area. Rather than ensuring the protection of the individual and upholding freedom of expression, law | https://hinduvoice.in/days-after-dipu-chandra das-the-arrest-of-joy-sarkar-in-faridpur-on fabricated-blasphemy-charges-exposes-a-chilling climate-of-fear/ |
| enforcement authorities detained Sarkar, effectively criminalising a peaceful religious or historical opinion. | ||
| 27.12.2025 | Samad Ghazi and his son Alamgir Kabir have unlawfully barricaded the residence of Sunil Mondol and his family, effectively placing them under de facto confinement since 10.12.2025. The family has been prevented from leaving their home, thereby obstructing all access to work, livelihood activities, essential service and daily sustenance. The perpetrators have warned the family that they will be violently evicted if they refuse to abandon their ancestral land. They have systematically destroyed the family’s means of sustenance by cutting down all trees in the orchard and uprooting vegetable-producing plants, after first seizing the harvested fruits and vegetables. | https://m.u71news.com/article/291607/index.ht ml |
| 29.12.2025 | Bajendra Biswas, a 40-year-old member of the Bangladesh Ansar, was fatally shot by his colleague Noman Mia inside the Sultana Sweaters Limited garment factory in Mehrabari of Mymensingh District. Eyewitnesses reported that there was no visible argument or dispute prior to the shooting. | 1) https://indianexpress.com/article/world/ hindu-man-shot-dead-inside-bangladesh third-in-two-weeks-10446849/ 2) https://www.tbsnews.net/bangladesh/cri me/ansar-member-killed-colleagues gunfire-bhaluka-accused-arrested 1323191 |
| 29.12.2025 | Associates of local Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) politician Manir Dewan have occupied land belonging to Muktiyoddha (Bangladesh Liberation War freedom fighter), Swapan Dhali and Sumon Barei in the Hijla Upazila of Barishal. No decisive action has been taken by the local administration till date. | https://www.facebook.com/share/p/16rEGz8jAB/ |
| 30.12.2025 | Police arrested Jugal Talukdar, Principal of Lakhanda High School in Madaripur District, Bangladesh, during a night operation on allegations widely described as fabricated. The arrest triggered an immediate and unprecedented protest by students and teachers of Lakhanda High School, who united across religious lines to demand his unconditional release. Protesters, both Hindu and Muslim, publicly affirmed that the accusations against the principal were baseless and unfounded, asserting that he has long been regarded as a respected educator with an unblemished record. | 1) https://www.facebook.com/share/v/1G9 Aa9Esht/ 2) https://x.com/HinduVoice_in/status/200 6213062404243556 |
| 31.12.2025 | Khokon Chandra Das (50), a Hindu businessman was ambushed while returning home at night, stabbed, doused with petrol, and set on fire near Keurbhanga Bazar of Shariatpur District. He lost his life on 03.01.2026. His wife Seema Das has unequivocally stated that he had no prior disputes, rivalries, or personal animosity with anyone, underscoring the attack as unprovoked and targeted. | 1) https://www.prothomalo.com/banglades h/district/6yi6hhmxaf 2) https://www.ndtv.com/video/hindu man-khokon-das-dies-in-bangladesh-set ablaze-after-brutal-attack-1042538 |
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